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Monday, 19 October 2015

Connie and Mary 377

Really, I should be in bed asleep as it's a work day tomorrow but I wanted to finish this card!
At first, I didn't like the sketch at Create with Connie and Mary this week but it must have struck a subliminal chord because by the time I got home from work and got the chores done, I knew what I had to do.

Earlier in the year, I experimented with a faux metal technique and I wanted to try it again. So I created the background paper using that technique and used the colours in the metalwork for the strips. It possibly worked better with the Beautifully Baroque embossing folder, but this is a nice change that also works well. It is quite difficult to photograph to show the lovely metallic glimmer over the faux metallic surface that makes it a lively card in the real world.

8 comments:

I'm glad you overcame your initial reservations and were inspired to have a go at this week's sketch Jan - your faux metal card is amazing and could definitely pass for the real thing! I love how you paired it with the touches of Lost Lagoon too to bring out the colour of your card front. Thanks for joining us over at Create with Connie and Mary this week!

What a great faux metal technique! It looks awesome, and I imagine it is even better in person! Such a great background for this sketch, good that you kept the other elements to a minimum so as not to cover it up! Thank you for joining us at Create with Connie and Mary!

Wow....The faux metal is soooo coooool! I need to research how to do it and try it out for myself! I love the result you achieved! Thanks for sharing your masterpiece with us at Create with Connie and Mary!

So glad you had the inspiration and joined us this week for the sketch challenge!! The faux metallic background is stunning; I could see some of it in pic. 2 and know it is stunning in person! Thanks for joining us for the challenge this week at Create with Connie and Mary!